NR360 Information Systems in Healthcare

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Chamberlin University – College of Nursing

RUA: Technology Presentation Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to (a) explore and present an information technology used in the healthcare system that supports the patient care experience and (b) develop the skills of team communication, collaboration, and production.

Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

  1.  Describe patient‐care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO 1)
  2. Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (PO 5)
  3. Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privacy. (PO 6)
  4. Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO 8)

Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.

Total points possible: 250 points

Preparing the assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.

  1. For this team project, students will be assigned by faculty into teams of three to five individuals depending upon class size.
    1. Teams will receive a project grade based on assessment by the project rubric, which will then be applied to everyone’s grade for the project minus points for lack of participation in the development or presentation of the project.
    1. The team leader will make all dropbox submissions for the course so that the:
      1. TurnItIn similarity index will not pick up inadvertent self‐plagiarism from another team member’s

submission.

  • Course faculty will have only one submission to review and grade.
  • The PowerPoint presentation will be shared with the class in the Community Café and the actual presentations occur using the Community Café.
    • The due date for uploading the presentation and the team presentation will be shared by your course instructor via an Announcement in online course.
  • Prepare a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes between 25‐30 slides, excluding the title and reference slides.
    • Speaker Notes
      • Outline and “script” the presentation for online students.
        • Online students’ speaker notes should include the name of the student who researched and presented the slide information.
        • Campus students follow the guidelines of your course instructor.
    • Scholarly writing and APA guidelines should be followed as applicable to PowerPoint slides.
    • Cite sources in APA format in the applicable slides and include the APA formatted reference in your reference

list slide(s) ‐ minimum 6 references.

  • Spelling, grammar, and punctuation apply even in bullet points and speaker slides (e.g., quotation marks, italics, verb tense, etc.).
    • Copyright and plagiarism guidelines apply.
  • Each team will be assigned a healthcare information systems technology (e.g., Computerized Physician Order Entry, Electronic Health Record, Electronic Medical Record, etc.) by the course instructor. For that technology, include the following discussions in the presentation:
    • Introduction of Technology and Team – 20 points/8%
      • Title slide identifies the assigned technology.
      • Title slide introduces team members. Presentation provides an introduction that:
        • Describes the technology.
        • States a purpose for use of the technology in healthcare.
        • Establishes the professional tone for the presentation.
    • History and Current Use – 20 points/8%
      • Describe significant findings that prompted the development of the technology.
      • Discuss the history and current use of the technology in healthcare.
      • Describe three goals of this technology’s implementation.
  • Impact on Healthcare and Nursing – 50 points/20%
    • Discuss impact on professional nursing practice related to:
      • Patient safety
      • Quality of care measures/monitoring
      • Risk management
      • Effect on population within the region
      • Organizational infrastructure and operations
    • Support discussions with examples & data from current evidence-based resources.
    • Advantages and Disadvantages – 30 points/12%
      • Patient’s perspective (e.g., patient outcomes, safety, patient/family satisfaction).
      • Nurse’s perspective (improves/hinders job efficiency/safety).
      • Healthcare organization’s perspective (regulatory compliance, financial, etc.).
  • Privacy, Security, Legal, and Ethical Issues – 20 points/8%
    • Discuss privacy and confidentiality.
    • Discuss security of patient data.
    • Identify ethical practice.
    • Describe compliance with legal and regulatory requirements or recommendations.
    • Support with examples & data from current evidence-based resources.
    • Team Project Evaluation – 40 points/16%
      • Describe how the team functioned well.
      • Identify problems the team encountered in interacting as a team.
      • Discuss how conflict was resolved within the team.
      • Recommend specific actions you would recommend to future teams to help them interact, function, and collaborate successfully.
    • Presentation, Speaker Notes, and Reflection – 20 points/8%
      • Title page with assigned individual parts identified.
      • Citations throughout.
      • Ideas presented clearly.
      • Respectful and professional language is used throughout the presentation.
      • Reflection of own values and morals
    • APA Style and Organization – 20 points/8%
      • References are submitted with assignment.
      • Uses current APA format and is free of errors.
      • Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
      • Powerpoint is 25 – 30 slides with speaker notes.
      • At least six (6) scholarly, primary sources from the last 5 years, excluding the textbook, are provided

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Please note that your instructor may provide you with additional assessments in any form to determine that you fully understand the concepts learned in the review module.